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A study carried out by the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in The Hague shows that terrorists who carry out attacks in Europe do not come from Islamic countries. They have almost always lived in Europe for many years and were often born there. Analysis of 30 attacks, failed and successful, show that the jihadis seldom have international connections, with al-Qaeda or anyone else. The terrorist attacks in Europe since 2001 involved 242 radical Muslims who ended up in court.
Researcher Edwin Bakker concludes that the jihad in Europe is a religiously-inspired manifestation of youth culture. The young jihadis are driven by hatred of the West but they do not want to change the land where they live into an Islamic state. This makes it difficult to negotiate with them.
(rnw.nl)
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